What are some of your favorite 80's songs?

[Hawaii Hiker]

I'm coming up on my 20th. high school reunion (class of 1988) & just got to thinking about some 80's songs I really liked...Many are popular top 10 hits, along with a few obscure ones as well.....Some of my favorites are:

"With or Without You" - U2

"Boys of Summer" - Don Henley

"Everybody Wants to Rule The World" - Tears For Fears

"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - Genesis

"Saved By Zero" - The Fixx

"Call Me" - Blondie

"Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor (I think Survivor was on every Rocky soundtrack from Rocky III on, lol.)

"Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police

"View to a Kill" - Duran, Duran

[flvegan]

1. All of "Paul's Boutique" and "License to Ill"

The enitre FNM "The Real Thing" CD. That squeaked out in 1989. I was into (sigh) glam metal in high school (Poison, Cinderella, Britney Fox, etc) as well as the Beasties.

I'd add most of U2's catalog through the 80's, especially the Live Under a Blood Red Sky.

I graduated in '89, so my 20 year is coming up next year, and I've found myself tuning in quite a bit to Classic VH1 and the reruns of Yo! MTV Raps that they've been playing.

[SallyMander]

2. Iza argues that the 80s actually went until 1992

So you're a-ok :D

[flvegan]

8. If so, then I gotta add early Saigon Kick and The Cult.

:o

[DS1]

3. Long Cold Winter was a good CD

but one listen to Master of Puppets all the way through changed everything for me.

[Hawaii Hiker]

4. Remember when MTV actually played VIDEOS, lol

I can still remember some of the original DJ's; Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Marc Goodman; when they played music & not the other stuff as they do now..

Now, the music/videos have been replaced by non-stop reality shows..

[fishwax]

28. wow. britney fox. i was just thinking

of "save the weak" the other day. (I'm feelin' bad! I'm feelin' sad! :rofl:)

I mean: Poison, everybody knows; Cinderella, they had their share of radioplay; but Britney-fucking-Fox--that's the sign of a connoisseur. :) :hi:

[Jamastiene]

38. Britney Fox are a cool bunch of guys.

I met them and hung out with them down in Myrtle Beach. They were super cool guys.

[Jamastiene]

37. ...

Yes, Beastie Boys rule!

[MorningGlow]

5. Great question

99 Red Balloons/99 Luftballons

Life in One Day

Too Shy

Walking on Sunshine

Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone

Take on Me

Look of Love

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (yeah I know, but I like happy songs)

In Your Eyes

Never Tear Us Apart

Don't Pay the Ferryman

Going Down to Liverpool

Really Saying Something

Goody Two-Shoes (oh heck, ANYthing by Adam Ant)

The Metro

No More Words

Never Say Never

...and about 1,000 others...

[opiate69]

6. Let's see....

the entire "Diary of a Madman" album,
Iron Maiden's "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner"
Savatage's "Gutter Ballet" album
Black Sabbath's "Mob Rules" album..
Joe Satriani's "Satch Boogie"
Metallica "Pasture of Muppets" ;)

[grannylib]

7. Anything by Split Enz or Crowded House; the Police were

awesome - can't argue with anything they did, ever

[Arugula Latte]

9. "How Soon is Now?" by the Smiths ... "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division

"The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen

"Watusi Rodeo" by Guadalcanal Diary

"Uncertain Smile" by The The

"Anything, Anything" by Dramarama

"In Dulce Decorum" by The Damned

"Black Metallic" by Catherine Wheel (might have been 90?)

"Town Called Malice" by the Jam

"A Million Miles Away" by The Plimsouls

"This Is The One" by the Stone Roses (early 90s?)

"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements

"Fisherman's Blues" by The Waterboys

"Not My Slave" by Oingo Boingo

"Blister in the Sun" by the Violent Femmes

"Swamp Thing" by The Chameleons

"Perfect Skin" by Lloyd Cole

"Native Son" by The Judybats

"I Want You Back" by Hoodoo Gurus

"Age of Consent" by New Order

"Here Comes Your Man" by the Pixies

"Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club

"Pretty Persuasion" by REM

"The One Thing" by INXS

"She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult

"Golden Brown" by The Stranglers

"Mercy Street" by Peter Gabriel


I could go on and on and on ... :)

[Lyric]

14. I think you are ThinkBlue1966's soul mate, lol.

She agrees vehemently with you choices. :thumbsup:

[Arugula Latte]

15. Cool!

I was born in '66, too. :D

[SKKY]

10. Here are some of my 80's standards...

"The Reflex" - Duran Duran
"Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
"Pride (In the name of Love) - U2
"Hey Ladies" - Beastie Boys
"Red Red Wine" - UB40
"Just Like Heaven" - The Cure
"Life in a northern town" - The Dream Academy
"One thing leads to another" - The Fixx
"Seattle" - Public Image Limited
"I wanna be sedated" - The Ramones
"No new tale to tell" - Love and Rockets
"No Myth" - Michael Penn
"Pulling Mussels From The Shells" - Squeeze
"Rock of Ages" - Def Leppard
"Shout at the Devil" - Motley Crue
"She Sells Sanctuary" - The Cult
"No one like you" - The Scorpions
"How soon is now?" - The Smiths

Edited for spelling

[newmajority]

11. Ladies and Gentlemen........I give you...... THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcp5TdHyPuk

[Twillig]

13. I give you: Unchained 1981

Ed was, and played like, the guitar hero, drunk or sober, back then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfYjgcOaIUU&feature=related

[SallyMander]

12. This thread is destined for a Rickroll

:evilgrin:

[KamaAina]

17. What's a "Rickroll"?

Why not just enjoy classic '80s tunage, like this British R&B-influenced gem from '87?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[Captain Angry]

16. When I want silly 80's music...

I go for

Level 42: Lessons in Love

Honeymoon Suite: What does it take

Bryan Adams: One Night Love Affair

The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star

Slade: Run Run Away

Men Without Hats: Safety Dance

Men at Work: Down Under

Cheap Trick: Dream Police

Etc.

[supernova]

18. I Want Candy

by Bow Wow Wow

Dead Man's Party, heck anything by Oingo Boingo

Mexican Radio, Wall of Voodoo

Anything by Squeeze

Anything by REM

Prince's Dirty Mind


:D :D

The 80s were certainly a relief after all the mindless, sappy soft-rock dreck of the 70s. :puke:

[dorktv]

19. My eighties song list is 500 and growing. But Only You By Yaz is good.

[CatholicEdHead]

20. Same Old Situation - Motley Crue

Cherry Pie- Warrant
Nothing but a Good Time - Poison

[SarahB]

21. Talk, Talk

by Talk, Talk

In a Big Country by Big Country

I could go on, but basically any song with the artist's name in the title pretty much turns my crank. :thumbsup:

[Pale Blue Dot]

22. How about "Living in a Box" by Living in a Box?

:D

[SarahB]

23. You've got it!

Now I'm feeling the Finnfan love. :D

[CBHagman]

24. And don't forget...

"Take on Me" by Aha

"Down Under" by Men at Work

"Higher Love" by Steve Winwood

"Luka" by Suzanne Vega

"Like the Weather" by 10,000 Maniacs

"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman

"Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House

"In a Big Country" by Big Country

"Sledgehammer," "In Your Eyes," and other goodies from Peter Gabriel

[Hawaii Hiker]

27. One more classic I forgot was

"The Flame" - Cheap Trick

"Don't Dream it's Over" was a good one, but I actually liked the SixPence None the Richer version of that song even better..

[Adsos Letter]

25. Simply Irresistable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3geoXOdnJQ


:hide:

[yellowdogintexas]

34. Love that one, and also "Dirty Laundry" another Don Henley nt

[ghostsofgiants]

26. Let's see here...

"That's When I Reach For My Revolver" by Mission of Burma
"Eighties" by Killing Joke
"Independence Day" by Comsat Angels
"I Against I" by Bad Brains
"Out of Step" by Minor Threat
"Waiting Room" by Fugazi
"For Want Of" by Rites of Spring
"Pink Turns To Blue" by Husker Du
"All of This and Nothing" by Psychedelic Furs
"Pet Sematary" by Ramones
"50/50" by Sad Lovers and Giants
"I Dreamed I Dream" by Sonic Youth
"Youth of America" by Wipers

[shanti]

29. goody two shoes

whip it, street of dreams...just a few off the top of my head

[S n o w b a l l]

30. Too, too many....so I'll just list one or two

The Church "Under the milkey way" http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE

Roxy Music...Boys and Girls or Bete Noire

Jealous Guy

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IWJDLgfzNgQ

[DFW]

31. Four

"Mandolin Rain"
"Down the Road Tonight"
"The Valley Road"
"Til the Dreaming's Done"

all by Bruce Hornsby

[terrya]

32. "Love Plus One" - Haircut 100

I still love that song.

[Tabasco_Dave]

33. Eyes of a Stranger_The Payolas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C_fVnE3xHY

[Miss Carly]

35. here's mine

All from Foreigner's "Head Games"
Everything Van Halen sang
Everything on Pat Benatar's "In the heat of the night"
Everything by Powerstation in their short time

This was still during my rocker chick days:
"Rebel Yell" Billy Idol
"Do You Wanna Touch me" Joan Jett
"If I Close My Eyes" Lita Ford/Ozzie Osborne
"Welcome to the Jungle" Guns n Roses

Then the vintage 80's music I liked:
"Tainted Love"
"I wear my sunglasses at night"
"Atomic"-Blondie
"Still they ride"-Journey
"I Feel for you" Chaka Kahn
"Jungle Love"-Morris Day and the Time
"the A Train"
"You Keep Me Hanging On"-Kim Wilde

[Jamastiene]

36. "She Bop"

by Cyndi Lauper

"I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

"In Love With Love" by Deborah Harry

"Call Me" by Blondie

"Pet Sematary" by The Ramones

"Stand" by REM

"Master Of Puppets" by Metallica

"Run To The Hills" by Iron Maiden

"Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden

"Peace Sells But Who's Buying?" by Megadeth

"Another State of Mind" by Social Distortion

"Moral Majority (Not For Me)" by Youth Brigade

"March Of The Stormtroopers Of Death" by Stormtroopers of Death

"London Burning" by The Clash

"Rock The Casbah" by The Clash

"Punk Rock Girl" by the Dead Milkmen

"Add It Up" by The Violent Femmes

"When The Shit Hits The Fan" by the Circle Jerks

"Bonzo Goes To Bitburg (My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down" by the Ramones

"What Ya Get Drafted" by Dead Kennedys

"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" by Dead Kennedys

"Punk's Not Dead" by The Exploited

"Sex & Violence" by The Exploited

"Pretty In Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs

and last but certainly not least

"You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party)" by The Beastie Boys

[CrownPrinceBandar]

39. Too many to mention............

but this is one of my favorites

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IRHA9W-zExQ